Anime
Japanese animation and manga.
The AI-Generated Content Flood Is Reshaping Streaming
Platforms are quietly filling catalogs with AI-generated filler. Discovery algorithms are now the real curation layer.
The Return of the Cinema: Why Theaters Are Coming Back
After years of streaming-first doom talk, theatrical windows are shortening and the big screen is winning again.
K-Pop and the Localisation Playbook: Global Genres Go Regional
Global pop formats are winning by going local — regional languages, local labels and market-specific fan services.
Short-Form Video Hit Its Ceiling: The Pivot to Long
Vertical, 30-second clips saturated attention. Creators and platforms are both rediscovering the 10-minute video.
The Museum Boom: How Cultural Institutions Learned to Monetise
Museums went from subsidy-dependent to blockbuster franchises, with gift-shop empires and member economies.
Esports at a Crossroads: Stadium Dreams vs. Streaming Reality
Once-valued esports franchises are wrestling with the economics of streaming. Growth is real, profits are not.
BookTok Saved Publishing: How Social Reading Remade the Bestseller List
A generation that was supposed to have stopped reading is buying books by the millions — because of short videos.
The Oscars vs. The Algorithm: Prestige TV in the Streaming Wars
The streaming wars made content abundant and awards rare. Prestige is now a genre with its own economics.
World Music Is Having a Platform Moment
Diaspora communities and streaming algorithms are making non-Western pop genuinely global for the first time.
Fandom Is the New Investment Class
Collectors are trading rare cards, digital items and artist royalties as assets. Fandom now has a balance sheet.